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QED Naval’s SubHub platform being towed to site in Langstone Harbour (Courtesy of QED Naval)

Marine Energy

Interview: To help boost confidence and give clear direction for tidal energy, UK government should set 1GW target for 2035

Jeremy Smith, CEO of QED Naval and its Welsh subsidiary Mor Energy, talked with Offshore Energy about the funding it received in the latest UK government’s contracts for difference auction, the Subhub tidal energy technology, the issues the sector is facing in the UK and what can be done to accelera

about 3 years ago

The SeaVolt offshore solar platform installed in the North Sea (Courtesy of SeaVolt consortium)

Marine Energy

SeaVolt launches first of a kind offshore solar platform

The SeaVolt consortium has installed its first of a kind offshore solar platform at the Blue Accelerator test site, near the Port of Ostend in Belgium.

about 3 years ago

Marine Energy

Princess Royal unveils £420 million Aberdeen Port expansion

The Port of Aberdeen, the UK’s oldest business, now boasts the country’s newest harbor, signaling a vibrant future for energy, trade, and tourism in Scotland’s journey towards net zero emissions. Namely, the port’s £420 million (USD 514 million) expansion project was officially inaugurated on Friday

about 3 years ago

Marine Energy

In focus: Is climate crisis a ‘fossil fuels crisis’?

With only two months left until the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, all eyes are turned to global leaders to take concrete steps to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C within reach. While the fossil fuels industry faces growing dissatisfaction from environmental activists, leaders from

about 3 years ago

Marine Energy

Industry partners kick off construction works on the largest European floating solar plant

A consortium made up of French, Belgian and Luxembourgian companies, led by renewable energy developer Q Energy, has started with the construction of a 74.3MWp floating solar plant in the northeastern France – said to be the largest such power plant in Europe.

about 3 years ago

Illustration/CETO wave energy array (Courtesy of Carnegie Clean Energy)

Marine Energy

Spain backs Carnegie with €1.2M for CETO wave energy device deployment

The Spanish government has awarded €1.2 million to Carnegie Clean Energy’s AGUAMARINA project to enhance and extend the deployment of its CETO wave energy device at Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in the Basque Country.

about 3 years ago

Wello's Penguin wave energy device (Courtesy of Wello)

Marine Energy

Wello files for bankruptcy and ceases wave energy operations

Fifteen years after its establishment, the Finnish company Wello has declared bankruptcy and ceased operations following the failure of two of its full-scale Penguin wave energy devices in real sea conditions, the last of which occurred offshore Spain in late 2021.

about 3 years ago

META's Sofar Spotter buoy (Courtesy of META)

Marine Energy

META starts collecting metocean data at one of its tidal test sites

META, Wales’s national marine energy test facility, has recently deployed one of its Sofar Spotter wave buoys at Criterion Jetty tidal test site in Pembroke Dock.

about 3 years ago

Illustration/French developer Sabella deploying its tidal energy turbine (Courtesy of Ocean Energy Europe)

Marine Energy

In focus: Accelerating buildout of sustainable energy mix amid fossil fuel impasse

Last week’s G20 summit in India concluded with mixed progress on environmental issues. The leaders hailed the ambitious new renewable energy goal to “pursue and encourage efforts to triple renewable energy capacity globally” by 2030. However, the gathering was marked with lingering disagreements and

about 3 years ago

The installation of EEL Energy’s tidal turbine in Rhône river (Courtesy of EEL Energy)

Marine Energy

French tidal energy company eyes up to €2M of fresh funding

French company EEL Energy is looking to raise up to €2 million in new funding to help advance its tidal energy technology and projects.

about 3 years ago

Marine Energy

European Parliament nods ‘yes’ to increase the use of renewable energy

The European Parliament has voted to boost the deployment of renewable energy, setting the goal to increase the share of renewables in the EU’s final energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030.

about 3 years ago

Illustration/Offshore energy crew preparing to install MeyGen tidal energy turbine off Scotland (Courtesy of SIMEC Atlantis)

Marine Energy

UK: Offshore energy jobs could double by 2030 if successful transition from fossils to renewables is achieved

A new report by Robert Gordon University has found that the UK offshore energy workforce can increase by up to 50% from over 150,000 in 2023 to 225,000 by the end of the decade with new renewable jobs outnumbering oil and gas roles if a successful transition is achieved.

about 3 years ago

Resen Waves’ Smart Power Buoy (Courtesy of Resen Waves)

Marine Energy

Resen Waves puts company and tech on sale

Danish company Resen Waves is looking to sell the company or patent and know-how for its wave energy technology after 12 years of development.

about 3 years ago

Marine Energy

MOR Energy and Magallanes Renovables applaud UK’s tidal energy boost

“It’s official, the tidal stream energy market has taken off with 11 companies awarded the contracts for difference,” said Mor Energy, a QED Naval subsidiary company, which has been supported in the latest UK renewables auction round along with Spanish-based Magallanes Renovables which also welcomed

about 3 years ago